In 1993, Gordeau took part in the first event of Ultimate Fighting Championship representing nominally the art of savate. He was pitted against sumo wrestler Teila Tuli in a match which lasted only 26 seconds and was stopped after Gordeau knocked out three of Tuli's teeth with a kick. The announcers claimed that Tuli's tooth landed underneath their table, while the other two were embedded in Gordeau's foot for the remainder of the show, due to the UFC doctors not wanting Gordeau to have an open wound in his foot. Gordeau also broke his own hand on Tuli's head after the kick, but he ignored the injuries and advanced round. The fight caused controversy because Gordeau appeared to do a roman salute before the match, being accused of being a neo-nazi, but he was actually doing the traditional savate salute (Gordeau also has a Jewish background). Savate also has a swastika tattooed onto his right bicep.

In 1993, Gordeau took part in the first event of Ultimate Fighting Championship representing nominally the art of savate. He was pitted against sumo wrestler Teila Tuli in a match which lasted only 26 seconds and was stopped after Gordeau knocked out three of Tuli's teeth with a kick. The announcers claimed that Tuli's tooth landed underneath their table, while the other two were embedded in Gordeau's foot for the remainder of the show, due to the UFC doctors not wanting Gordeau to have an open wound in his foot. Gordeau also broke his own hand on Tuli's head after the kick, but he ignored the injuries and advanced round. The fight caused controversy because Gordeau appeared to do a roman salute before the match, being accused of being a neo-nazi, but he was actually doing the traditional savate salute (Gordeau also has a Jewish background). Savate also has a swastika tattooed onto his right bicep.

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